Hemendra Kothari, who received the Taru Lalvani Award for Environment Protection last Tuesday, talked about conservation and wildlife along with Dr. Anish Andheria Hemendra Kothari is the chairman of the India chapter of Nature Conservancy, the largest conservancy in the world of which 73 countries are a part. “I realised the impact of climate change in the...
Rtn. Dilip Piramal, who becomes a member of the Arch Klumph Society today, shows no signs of slowing down The Gateway team is waiting for Rtn. Dilip Piramal, Chairman of VIP Industries, at his labyrinthine offices in Prabhadevi. We’ve been told he is going to be there in five minutes. We know that is Indianspeak for...
Rtn. Moy Biswas being felicitated by the Academy of Architecture. PP Rtn. (Dr.) Mukesh Batra was felicitated at the 1st Sheikh Zayed Award ceremony for Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2020 in Dubai, under the patronage of the Ruler and Founder of UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. This recognition shows the growing popularity and...
On February 13, the in-camera event ‘How to be heart smart’ by practicing cardiologist Rtn. (Dr.) Sharukh Golwalla, and hosted by Rtn. Anil and Rtn. Ptn. Honey Harish, brought many eye-openers. Sharukh discussed relevant cardio issues with attending Rotarians. A) Type A personality or A stressed individual: Type A personality are the ones that are ambitious,...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! When people talk about ‘fruit’, reference is usually to a very specific fruit or generally, ignoring the varieties of the fruit or its different colours. There is one fruit that deserves special recognition because it’s probably the world’s most universally consumed fruit and spans generations, as food from our toothless babies to our...
1. Name of the Committee: Gender Equality 2. Director-in-charge: Rtn. Vineet Bhatnagar 3. Chairperson: Rtn. Arin Master Vice Chairperson: Rtn. Anar Shah 4. Names of Committee Members: Rtn. Ravi Fotedar, Rtn. Dr. Ashish Contractor, Rtn. Natasha Treasurywala, Rtn. Tanya Sood, Bijal Kara, Dhvanika Thakker, Pervin Jehangir 5. No. Of Committee meetings held: Three. Dates: July 9th, August 13th & September...
The Young At Heart Committee of the Club organised a dinner at the Willingdon Sports Club so that senior excused Rotarians could meet a few young members. It was a successful function where active Rotarians were introduced to the old guard. Many Past Presidents were also present. It was a leisurely function where Rotary was discussed over...
Fellow Rotarians, Very Warm Greetings!!! ‘Tea’ is probably the second-most popular drink in the world next to water. There are different types of teas and, endless variations and flavours – so there is always that perfect tea for everyone. There are Green, Black, Dark, Oolong, Pu-erh, Yellow, White and Herbal Teas. Then, there is the size of...
Witty, spontaneous and a real entertainer – that’s how you’d describe well-known poet and author Jerry Pinto. Ahead of the launch of his new children’s book Postcards from Mumbai, the Goa-born writer conducted a story session at the Kitab Khana, the book haven at Flora Fountain, on Saturday February 8th. And, yes, 20 of our...
Amit Chandra spoke to Rotarians last Tuesday about the role philanthropy can play in our lives In my life, I have had the privilege of building two institutions: one along with my Guru Hemandra Kothari, DSP Meryll Lynch, which went on to become India’s premier Investment Bank before it was folded with Bank of America. And,...